{
  "id": 4033349,
  "title": "Access Bank mum as customer alleges mysterious withdrawals wipe out N3m savings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/access-bank-mum-as-customer-alleges-mysterious-withdrawals-wipe-out",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T21:01:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/28/access-bank-mum-as-customer-alleges-mysterious-withdrawals-wipe-out-n3m-savings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria’s largest commercial bank, Access Bank, has remained silent on the baffling disappearance of a customer’s significant savings. According to a viral video, a customer claims that her deposits were mysteriously withdrawn from Access Bank from October 2025 until her account balance plummeted to zero. The video shows the woman pleading for help amidst repeated visits to the bank, which have only resulted in assurances that her case is under investigation. Despite multiple attempts to reach Access Bank’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Olakunle Aderinokun, there has been no response or official statement regarding the situation. The customer’s SIM card has also been linked to another account, following a period of inactivity. The president of the Bank Customers’ Association of Nigeria has called for full transparency from Access Bank, advising the customer to escalate her concerns to the Central Bank of Nigeria if the allegations hold true.",
  "summary": "Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Access Bank, has kept mum over the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a customer’s deposits amounting to millions of naira. DAILY POST reports that, in the past two days, a viral video has surfaced online showing a lady, whose identity was not disclosed, alleging that she is a customer of Access […] Access Bank mum as customer alleges mysterious…",
  "key_points": [
    "Access Bank silent on mystery withdrawals",
    "Customer's N3m savings wiped out",
    "Bank's PR head receives no response"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}